Description
Do you want to help shape the future of healthcare? Our name, Siemens Healthineers, was selected to honor our people who dedicate their energy and passion to this cause. It reflects their pioneering spirit combined with our long history of engineering in the ever-evolving healthcare industry.
We offer you a flexible and dynamic environment with opportunities to go beyond your comfort zone in order to grow personally and professionally. Sound interesting? Then come and join our global team as Legal and Compliance Counsel based in Cairo, Egypt.
Our global team: Siemens Healthineers is a leading global medical technology company. 50,000 dedicated colleagues in over 70 countries are driven to shape the future of healthcare. An estimated 5 million patients across the globe benefit every day from our innovative technologies and services in the areas of diagnostic and therapeutic imaging, laboratory diagnostics and molecular medicine, as well as digital health and enterprise services.
Our culture: Our culture embraces different perspectives, open debate, and the will to challenge convention. Change is a constant aspect of our work. We aspire to lead the change in our industry rather than just react to it. That’s why we invite you to take on new challenges, test your ideas, and celebrate success.
Your tasks and responsibilities
- Handling a variety of legal related matters such as corporate, commercial and regulatory topics as well as managing litigations (including matters with external counsel).
- Mitigate legal risks and help business in the mitigation of commercial risks.
- Conduct research on various legal matters. Be up-to-date with any changes in laws and regulations affecting the company to ensure continuous compliance with the local laws and regulations.
- Provide legal advice/corporate secretarial work, including corporate documentations, board resolutions, appointment and dismissal of board members in close cooperation with shareholder controlling functions, alignment with local shareholder representatives, amendment and renewal of corporate licenses.
- Provides training and education to the business on relevant laws and business legal issues including Compliance relevant topics.
- Ensure timely reporting, to the relevant stakeholders, in alignment with the Head of Legal and Compliance Egypt.
- Works collaboratively with Siemens Healthineers legal specialists in headquarters (including Zone) and the Siemens Healthineers global legal network.
- Proactively creating awareness for, anticipating and mitigating Compliance risks in Egypt and other countries.
- Ensuring implementation of guidelines and regulations and execution of the operational Compliance Processes as well as Compliance controls.
- Contributing to the set-up and continuous improvement of the Compliance System.
- Ensuring continuous knowledge exchange with Compliance colleagues in the MESA zone and the headquarter.
- Assist in Conducting Compliance Trainings.
- Supporting Compliance investigations and audits.
Your qualifications and experience - Bachelor degree in Law. Admitted to the Egyptian Bar Association. LLM or Master’s Degree is a plus.
- Minimum of 3 years experience within an International or Multi-national Company or Law firm.
- Relevant work experience collected in the Healthcare
- and/or Life science Sector with strong focus on contract law for supply and service transactions, distributorship agreements, complex project business as well as collaboration and research agreements is highly appreciated.
- Ideally having knowledge of data privacy laws.
Your attributes and skills - Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Strong drive and focus for results
- Strong drafting and negotiation skills.
- Excellent command of English and Arabic (both spoken and written).
- Ability to effectively manage multiple tasks and to set the right priorities. Be pragmatic and hands on.
GDPR
Diversity and Inclusion
Siemens Healthineers is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer encouraging diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, color, creed, religion, national origin, citizenship status, ancestry, gender, age, physical or mental disability unrelated to ability, marital status, family responsibilities, pregnancy, genetic information, and other categories protected by federal, state or local law.
At Siemens Healthineers, we take our difference to heart. We are a strongly knit team of 50,000 Healthineers all driven by the purpose of enhancing the quality of healthcare. We value diversity and inclusion and are committed to equality for all. Our people are all talented in their own unique way. Our diverse backgrounds, experiences and ideas enable us to push boundaries and create new innovative technologies for our customers and patients all over the world. Working with us, you will be part of an international working